PM Shinzo Abe pledges full support for VN to host APEC Summit

VGP – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged full support for Viet Nam to host the APEC economic leaders’ meeting in Da Nang this November during his reception for Vietnamese Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh in Tokyo on Monday.

May 08, 2017 7:32 PM GMT+7

Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh (L) and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe in Tokyo, Japan on May 8, 2017. Photo: VGP

PM Abe affirmed Viet Nam is an important partner of Japan’s in the region, expressing his hope to work with Vietnamese leaders to boost the two countries’ relations in the future.

He said Japan will give priority to supporting Viet Nam’s economic development.

For his part, Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh showed pleasure at the strong and practical advancement of the Viet Nam-Japan strategic partnership in various areas based on high political trust.

He said the recent visits to Viet Nam by Japanese leaders, including those of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko and PM Shinzo Abe in the first half of this year were of significant importance and created a new impetus to the bilateral friendship and cooperation.

During his stay in Japan, Deputy PM, FM Minh and Japanese FM Fumio Kishida co-chaired the 9^th meeting of the Viet Nam-Japan Cooperation Committee.

He also had separate meetings with Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives Tadamori Oshima and President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency Shinichi Kitaoka./.

By Quang Minh